- Which style of dance have you enjoyed more when you have seen them on-stage?

- Which style did you perform for your A/L dance and drama?

I will be studying at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

1. From the classes I am seeking a basic understanding of the principles of the techniques, with the hope of merging some of them with breakdance, which I currently do. but it's also for enjoyment, I've wanted to take dance classes for ages and now I have the chance to do so.

2. I don't think I've really seen much jazz onstage, the companies I'm more familar with are companies like Rambert and Random who are modern.

3. for my A Level we didn't have technique classes, it was all choreography, but I think what we ended up with was a blend of modern and jazz.

Just a quick question, can the earthy, emotional choreography of M. Graham and the fast paced, energetic choreography of someone like W. McGregor both be classed as modern. If I had the choice I would rather be learning the latter.

Just a quick question, can the earthy, emotional choreography of M. Graham and the fast paced, energetic choreography of someone like W. McGregor both be classed as modern. If I had the choice I would rather be learning the latter.

An interesting point, Alex, as the two styles are so different. Graham technique was the original basis of UK modern dance as, from the mid-60s, both Rambert and London Contemporary Dance Theatre were both based heavily on Graham's work initially. However, both companies adapted their technique classes to suit a wider variety of work and now other techniques dominate the UK scene.

On nomenclature, many in Europe would class Graham as "modern" and McGregor as "contemporary". The latter term is not used in the US as far as I am aware.

Hi Alex R.
I agree with Gina that Jazz would be the perfect companion to breakdance.(how are you finding the classes?) I would just like to ad that hip-hop and funk too may be of some value. always fun to combine opposite dance styles also. for example: breakdance/latin american styles. (I am going through a coreographic phase at the moment of combining latin americal/salsa within contemporary pieces. I am currently working on a combination that incorporates contemporary vs tango. great fun. i think the key here is to enjoy what you do, do not be afraid to be creative and step outside of the square and most of all have FUN. good luck with your courses. (also had a look at your exiting website. just trying to work out how I could possibly incorporate fire into a dance routine

Ugh, well Birmingham have now (on wednesday, 2 days before the end of term!) decided to tell us the restrictions for choosing modules and now I can't take both modern and jazz, so i think i'll just stick to jazz. Why they decided to leave it this late to tell us, i'll never know

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